【正文】 ountry‘s total land construction of the legal system for environmental protection achieved new progress, with intensified total enforcement of related the end of 2000, a total of 438 standards of various types for environmental protection had been percent of construction projects started in the year were subject toexaminations to evaluate their influence on the surrounding environment and 98 percent of projects that went into operation in 2000 were equipped with pollution control total of 38,101 environmental pollution control projects were pleted within the specified time set for the year, absorbing a total of billion 2,718 smoke/dust control zones were established in 537 cities, covering an area of 18,000 square km, and there were 2,288 zones covering 13,000 square km in 476 cities, where the noise pollution was brought down to a specified The deterioration of environmental pollution was initially put under control, with the total volume of discharge of major pollutants declining 2000, the total discharge of 12 major pollutants reduced by 10 to 15 percent pared that in the end of October 2000, over 90 percent of the 238,000 polluting enterprises had met pollutant drainage the 46 key cities designated for environmental protection, 33 were up to the standard in terms of the surface water quality and 22 met the standard for air them, 18 cities were up to the standard in both air and surface water quality, and the rest cities were close to the known as Chang39。an, Xi39。an is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Shaanxi Province, with its jurisdiction over five counties including Chang39。an in the middle of the Central Plains of the Yellow River Basin, Xi39。an stands between Qinling Mountain to the north and the Weihe River to the is an important birthplace of the Chinese nationality as well as one of the places of human origin and prehistoric cultural centers in longhistory and rich cultural heritage has covered the old city with a mysterious a worldfamous ancient capital, Xi39。an has been designated as the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties such as the Western Zhou, Qin, Xihan, Xinmang, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, preQin, postQin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang important historical events took place here, such as the Red Eyebrow Peasant Rebellion at the end of the Western Han Dynasty(206BC8AD), the Huangchao Peasant Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty(618907)and Li Zicheng Peasant Rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty(13681644)all once established temporary political powers in Xi39。 also witnessed the famous Xi39。an Incident in modern these have left with Xi39。an a lot of cultural Xi39。an there are altogether 314 key cultural relics sites under protection, of which 84 belong to state or provincial cultural relics reach 120,000, many of which are rare treasures in the world,including the Stele Forest, the two Wild Goose Pagodas, the Clock Tower, the remains of Banpo Village and the city wall of the Ming addition, there are ancient sites such as Han City, Tang City, Efang Palace, Weiyang Palace and Daming Palace, as well as the Huaqing Pond and pits of Qin Emperor Shihuang39。s TerraCotta Soldiers and 39。an is a great place of revolution, and the Site of the Office of the Eighth Route Army can clearly demonstrate in Xi39。an are also a number of universities and research institutions, including Xi39。an Jiaotong University, Northwest University and Northwest Polytechnical 39。an is the biggest processing industrial base and the largest trade center in the central and western part of North China, as well as the starting point of the Silk Silk Road has bee a wide road connecting China and other is a road to civilization, friendship, trade and cultural 39。an(Chinese: 西安), is the capital of the Shanxi province in the People39。s Republic of one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi39。an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important dynasties in Chinese history,including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui, and Tang 39。an is the eastern end of the Silk city has more than 3,100 years of history, and was known as Chang39。an(traditional Chinese: 長安).Long holidays are usual during Spring Festival, Labor Holiday(17 May), and National Holiday(17 October).The number of travellers is often greater during Summer(MayAugust), although the most pleasant season for visiting Xi39。an is 39。an(Chinese: 西安), is the capital of the Shanxi province in the People39。s Republic of one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi39。an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important dynasties in Chinese history,including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui, and Tang 39。an is the eastern end of the Silk city has more than 3,100 years of history, and was known as Chang39。an(traditional Chinese: 長安).Long holidays are usual during Spring Festival, Labor Holiday(17 May), and National Holiday(17 October).The number of travellers is often greater during Summer(MayAugust), although the most pleasant season for visiting Xi39。an is